Good afternoon, This is a coronavirus bulletin from the The Scotsman. Don't forget you can support our journalism, gain unlimited access to all our stories, get 70% fewer on-site ads and much more from £3 a month with a digital subscription. Try us out today, you can cancel anytime. Scottish takeaways could be subject to even further restrictions No. Please not takeaways! Takeaways and click-and-collect could be subject to further restrictions, according to an update by Nicola Sturgeon today. During her daily briefing today, Nicola Sturgeon confirmed the cabinet has met to discuss further restrictions, with an announcement possible from tomorrow. Read what this could mean here for takeaway restaurants. Nicola Sturgeon states it is 'very unlikely' lockdown will be eased at the end of January Scots should brace themselves for at least another few weeks of lockdown despite the imminent review of current restrictions at the end of January, the First Minister has warned. Nicola Sturgeon has said that despite a “very very initial sense of optimism” that the national lockdown is working to reduce the spread of Covid-19, she did not want to “raise expectations” that restrictions would be lifted. The mainland of Scotland remains under similar restrictions to the first March lockdown, with the first review of the restrictions due to take place in the last week of January. Read the First Minister's full comment's here. More Covid-19 headlines >>Don't miss the latest breaking coronavirus news as it happens on our LIVE blog. Thanks for reading, stay safe, Sam Shedden |